© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE) preparations and supply across the UK. In an emergency, we have all had to adapt to new living and working conditions. As the government moves to relax the lockdown and recommend the use of masks to be worn by the general public, supply problems are likely to continue, hindering the health service. Of particular concern will be the need for adequate protection to allow clinicians to be comfortable in the PPE they are wearing. There is a definite shortage in supply and clinicians are understandably concerned about this. Two surveys undertaken by the Royal College of Surgeons of 2000 of their members highlighted that over a third of surgeons felt that their Trust did not have adequate PPE, particularly FFP3 masks and fullface visors. Over a quarter of surgeons were not confident that the supplied PPE had been adequately fit tested, with several hospitals around the country removing fit testing altogether instead adopting the fit check alone. Alongside this, 15% felt under pressure to undertake procedures without adequate PPE. BBC Panorama highlighted a worrying lack of preparation from the government in case of a pandemic. Given that this is the starting point for our healthcare system, what has been developed to combat the issue?

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改良全脸呼吸管面罩：个人防护装备危机的答案？

© 作者（或其雇主）2021。不得用于商业用途。请参阅权利和权限。由英国医学杂志出版。简介 COVID-19 大流行暴露了英国各地个人防护装备 (PPE) 准备和供应的短缺。在紧急情况下，我们都必须适应新的生活和工作条件。随着政府采取措施放松封锁并建议公众佩戴口罩，供应问题可能会持续存在，从而阻碍医疗服务。特别值得关注的是需要足够的保护，以使临床医生能够舒适地穿着他们所穿着的个人防护装备。供应确实存在短缺，临床医生对此感到担忧是可以理解的。英国皇家外科学院对其 2000 名会员进行的两项调查强调，超过三分之一的外科医生认为他们的信托基金没有足够的个人防护装备，特别是 FFP3 口罩和全脸面罩。超过四分之一的外科医生对所提供的个人防护装备是否经过充分的合身测试没有信心，全国各地的几家医院完全取消了合身测试，而是仅采用合身检查。除此之外，15% 的人感到在没有足够个人防护装备的情况下进行手术的压力。BBC Panorama 强调了政府在发生大流行时缺乏准备的情况，令人担忧。鉴于这是我们医疗保健系统的起点，我们已经开发了哪些技术来解决这个问题？